SKU: HL.275913
Stories from the
Cutting Edge of Recording
Music. Edited by
Robert Santelli. Book.
Biography / Music Bisac,
Biography/Composers &
Musicians,
Recording/Music Business.
Hardcover Media Online.
144 pages. Published by
Hal Leonard (HL.275913).
ISBN 9781495177538.
UPC: 888680745134.
9.0x12.0x0.756 inches. As
Told By The Artists
Foreword by George Martin
Introductory Essays -
Robert
Santelli.
This book
was inspired by the
eight-part Grammy(r)
nominated film series
titled, Soundbreaking:
Stories from the Cutting
Edge of Recorded Music.
As Executive Producer,
Sir George Martin, was
the inspiration and
intellectual force behind
the series, which
explores a century's
worth of innovation and
experimentation in the
creation of music to
present a
behind-the-scenes look at
the birth of new sounds.
From the Beatles'
groundbreaking use of
multitrack technology to
the synthesized stylings
of Stevie Wonder, from
disco-era drum machines
to the modern art of
sampling, Soundbreaking
tells the stories behind
the sounds and reveals
how innovation redefined
not only what we listen
to and how we listen to
it, but our very sense of
what music is and can be.
Soundbreaking features
original interviews with
more than 150 of the most
celebrated artists,
producers, and music
industry pioneers of our
time. This volume
presents a curated
selection of those
interviews from across
eras and genres. The
twenty-one artists
featured here share their
personal insights, which
point to themes that
emerge and echo
throughout: the
importance of varied
cultural influences on
music careers; the role
of technology innovation
in the creative process;
and most commonly, the
human connection to
music. Through their lens
we discover fascinating
new insights into music
and especially into the
relationship between
artist and genres, an
area that has been rarely
studied. For some
readers, this book will
evoke many of the sounds
and textures of days gone
by. For others, it will
serve to open doors to
further enjoyment and
that those readers will
pursue artists and others
whose names may not be
familiar. Robert
Santelli's introductions
to each of the profiles
puts each artist in
context. They have all
made valuable
contributions to what has
often been referred to as
the soundtrack of our
lives. Their music is as
relevant today as when we
first heard it. Recorded
music has crossed the
lines that separate
cultures, ideas, and
generations. In exploring
the story of their own
music, the voices in this
book provide thoughtful
insight to the
extraordinary influences
of recorded music on the
modern world.
Sonatella
